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• Jeremiah 21Bible

  A chapter set during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, in which King Zedekiah asks Jeremiah to entreat the LORD for deliverance and Jeremiah instead announces the city's fall, declaring that those who surrender will live.

• 2 Chronicles 1Bible

  2 Chronicles 1 recounts how Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings before the tabernacle of the congregation at Gibeon. When God appeared to him by night, Solomon asked for wisdom and knowledge to judge the people and received, in addition, a promise of riches and honor. The chapter then describes his chariots and wealth.

• TaanachBible

  Taanach was a Canaanite city on the southern edge of the Jezreel Valley, near Megiddo. In Joshua and Judges it appears as a city of the tribe of Manasseh and as a battlefield in the Song of Deborah.

• GreeceBible

  Greece is a biblical place name referring to the land of present-day Greece and its people. The Old Testament, in books such as Daniel, uses it for a kingdom yet to arise. The New Testament uses it for a region where Paul preached the gospel and as a name representing the Gentiles.

• 2 Chronicles 8Bible

  2 Chronicles 8 records Solomon's city-building projects and labor system after he completed the temple and his palace, the order of temple worship according to the ordinances of Moses and David, and the voyage to Ophir.

• GezerBible

  Gezer was a Canaanite city on the route between the hill country of Judah and the coastal plain. It appears in the account of Joshua's conquest and in the record of Solomon's building projects.

• MidrashBible

  Midrash, from a Hebrew verb meaning "to seek" or "to inquire," refers both to the method by which Jewish rabbis interpreted the biblical text and to the body of literature that collects those interpretations.

• Isaiah 37Bible

  Isaiah 37 recounts how Hezekiah prays in the face of threats from Sennacherib, king of Assyria; how Isaiah prophesies deliverance; and how the angel of the LORD strikes the Assyrian army, so that Jerusalem is saved.

• MidrashBible

  Midrash refers to the method by which Jewish rabbis interpreted Scripture and to the literature that collects their interpretations. The term derives from a Hebrew word meaning "to seek" or "to inquire," and in the Old Testament it appears in the titles of written records.

• 2 Chronicles 7Bible

  Second Chronicles 7 records God's answer to Solomon's prayer of dedication with fire from heaven and the glory of the LORD, the dedication of the temple and the accompanying feast, and the promises and warnings the LORD gave when He appeared to Solomon by night.

• Division of the KingdomBible

  The division of the kingdom of Israel after the death of Solomon into the southern kingdom of Judah under Rehoboam and the northern kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam. It is recorded in 1 Kings 12 and 2 Chronicles 10.

• Fall of the Northern Kingdom of IsraelBible

  The fall of the northern kingdom of Israel was the late eighth-century BC event in which Assyria captured Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom, and deported its inhabitants. It is recorded in 2 Kings 17.

• Obadiah (Steward of Ahab's Household)People

  Obadiah was the official in charge of the royal household of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. When Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD, he hid one hundred prophets in caves and fed them. He appears in 1 Kings 18.

• The Widow's Jar of OilBible

  The widow's jar of oil is a miracle recorded in 2 Kings 4:1-7, in which the prophet Elisha helped a widow who was about to lose her two sons to slavery because of a debt. The single jar of oil left in her house filled every empty vessel she had borrowed.

• Sons of the ProphetsBible

  The sons of the prophets were groups in the northern kingdom of Israel who gathered around a prophet during the time of Elijah and Elisha. They appear mainly in 2 Kings, and the name renders a Hebrew expression meaning literally "sons of the prophets."

• Mount of CorruptionBible

  The Mount of Corruption is a mountain east of Jerusalem mentioned in 2 Kings 23:13. Solomon built high places for foreign gods there, and Josiah later defiled and removed them. It is commonly identified with the southern part of the Mount of Olives.

• Zedekiah son of ChenaanahPeople

  Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was a prophet in the time of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He prophesied victory in the war against Aram and struck the prophet Micaiah on the cheek. He appears in 1 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 18.

• Hadad the EdomitePeople

  Hadad was a member of the Edomite royal family who fled from Edom to Egypt in the time of David and later returned to become an adversary of Solomon. He appears in 1 Kings 11.

• Captain of the GuardBible

  "Captain of the guard" is a biblical title for the head of a unit responsible for guarding an ancient king and carrying out executions. Nebuzaradan of Babylon and Potiphar of Egypt held related titles.

• The Floating Axe HeadBible

  The floating axe head is a miracle recorded in 2 Kings 6:1-7, in which Elisha caused a borrowed iron axe head that had fallen into the Jordan River to float to the surface after he threw a stick into the water.